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Article

Chitosan Plus Compound 48/80: Formulation and Preliminary Evaluation as a Hepatitis B Vaccine Adjuvant

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CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-0504 Coimbra, Portugal
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Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pharmaceutics 2019, 11(2), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11020072
Submission received: 22 December 2018 / Revised: 22 January 2019 / Accepted: 4 February 2019 / Published: 9 February 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Transmucosal Absorption Enhancers in the Drug Delivery Field)

Abstract

Current vaccine research is mostly based on subunit antigens. Despite the better toxicity profile of these antigens they are often poorly immunogenic, so adjuvant association has been explored as a strategy to obtain a potent vaccine formulation. Recently, mast cell activators were recognized as a new class of vaccine adjuvants capable of potentiating mucosal and systemic immune responses. In this study, a co-adjuvanted delivery system was developed and characterized, combining the mast cell activator C48/80 with chitosan nanoparticles (Chi-C48/80 NPs), and the results were compared with plain chitosan nanoparticles. The adsorption of model antigens onto the NP surface as well as the biocompatibility of the system was not affected by the incorporation of C48/80 in the formulation. The stability of the nanoparticles was demonstrated by studying the variation of size and zeta potential at different times, and the ability to be internalized by antigen presenting cells was confirmed by confocal microscopy. Vaccination studies with hepatitis B surface antigen loaded Chi-C48/80 NPs validated the adjuvanticity of the delivery system, demonstrating for the first time a successful association between a mast cell activator and chitosan nanoparticles as a vaccine adjuvant for hepatitis B virus, applied to a nasal vaccination strategy.
Keywords: compound 48/80; chitosan; nanoparticles; mast cell activator; vaccine adjuvant; nasal vaccination compound 48/80; chitosan; nanoparticles; mast cell activator; vaccine adjuvant; nasal vaccination

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Bento, D.; Jesus, S.; Lebre, F.; Gonçalves, T.; Borges, O. Chitosan Plus Compound 48/80: Formulation and Preliminary Evaluation as a Hepatitis B Vaccine Adjuvant. Pharmaceutics 2019, 11, 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11020072

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Bento D, Jesus S, Lebre F, Gonçalves T, Borges O. Chitosan Plus Compound 48/80: Formulation and Preliminary Evaluation as a Hepatitis B Vaccine Adjuvant. Pharmaceutics. 2019; 11(2):72. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11020072

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Bento, Dulce, Sandra Jesus, Filipa Lebre, Teresa Gonçalves, and Olga Borges. 2019. "Chitosan Plus Compound 48/80: Formulation and Preliminary Evaluation as a Hepatitis B Vaccine Adjuvant" Pharmaceutics 11, no. 2: 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11020072

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Bento, D., Jesus, S., Lebre, F., Gonçalves, T., & Borges, O. (2019). Chitosan Plus Compound 48/80: Formulation and Preliminary Evaluation as a Hepatitis B Vaccine Adjuvant. Pharmaceutics, 11(2), 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11020072

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